Reviews tagging 'Death'

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

9 reviews

birdinanairport's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, Rape, Physical abuse, Classism, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, and Body horror

buggjuicce's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Physical abuse

andykmcc's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Antisemitism, Cancer, Cannibalism, Death, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Classism, Child death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Genocide, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, and War

castlerocktronix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Blood

theasdertt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs and Mental illness

mmcloe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Oh my god

I'm going to have to come back later and review this more fully after I have more time to digest everything. I don't know how to rate something like this.

A diary of total breakdown - academic, personal, artistic, legal, moral, discursive collapse of modern society. There's some respite and hope in huddling together and embracing the small pleasures of the senses, but not a ton. I'm reminded a lot of Delany's Dhalgren and Anzaldua's Borderlands. I'm left facing the ghost of Christmas future; is this a picture of what will be, or what may be? 

Also all the true crime podcast listeners need to read this, especially the part about the crimes (one of the only sections of a novel I had to put down entirely). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, War, and Homophobia

loryyyy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, and Rape

themysteriouserk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Though it’s often considered unfinished due to Bolaño’s death, and though it’s so often found on the shelves of people who just want to look like they’re smarter than you, it’s in my opinion one of the greatest novels ever written. Its often absolutely repulsive subject matter definitely means it’s not a book for everyone, but also makes the terror of imperialism and the complicity of ordinary people in terrible violence feel real and close in a way few other books manage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and War

chuchi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death